Ahmadnagar Sultanate
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Key facts
- Capital
- Junnar (1490–1494; 1610), Ahmednagar (1494–1600), Daulatabad (1499–1636, secondary capital), Paranda (1600–1610), Aurangabad (1610–1636)
- Official languages
- Persian
- Common languages
- Marathi , Deccani Urdu (language of the ruling class)
- Religion
- State religion: Sunni Islam (until 1538) Shi'a Islam (1538 onwards) Mahdavism (1589–1591) Other: , Other religions in South Asia
- Government
- Monarchy
- 1490 1510
- Ahmad Nizam Shah I (first)
- 1633 1636
- Murtaza Nizam Shah III (last)
- Established
- 28 May 1490
- Disestablished
- October 1636
- Currency
- Falus
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- historical country
- Part of
- Deccan sultanates
- Country
- India
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Ahilyanagar
- Official language
- Persian
- Shares border with
- Gujarat Sultanate
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- inception
- 1490-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1636-00-00
- replaces
- Bahmani Sultanate
- topic's main category
- Category:Ahmadnagar Sultanate
- language used
- Marathi
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofIndia
The Ahmadnagar Sultanate was a medieval Deccani Muslim kingdom located in the northwestern Deccan, between the sultanates of Gujarat and Bijapur, ruled by the Nizam Shahi dynasty. It was established by Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I in 1490. He was the son of Malik Hasan Bahri and was originally part of the Kulkarnis of Pathri in Marathwada. After serving as governor of Beed and other districts, Malik Ahmad declared independence from the Bahmani Sultanate and established Ahmadnagar Sultanate. Initially the capital was in the town of Junnar with its fort, later renamed Shivneri. In 1494, the foundation was laid for the new capital Ahmednagar. A land fort called Ahmednagar Qila was the headquarters of the Ahmednagar Sultanate.
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